GregGsi
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Registered: 6th Jan 08
Location: Leigh, Wigan
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any one no if he is going to get the car back and will he sell it
BHP vaux
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Dale
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Registered: 7th Oct 07
Location: Swindon
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256 is what comes on astra GTE so even if it had them, they are plenty good enough....
Personally no talent  and being an idiot...
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jay.jay
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Registered: 28th Dec 10
Location: Gloucestershire
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I missed this as i didnt go this week my mate reckons he jumped out took his sub and ran off?
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fazza
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Registered: 7th Feb 08
Location: Plymouth
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I built one a few years ago and as a temp thing I ran the corsa gsi 256mm setup and was fine. Seeing as his was a gsi it should have that as a minimum
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Mike
Organiser: North West and North Wales
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Registered: 20th May 06
Location: nr. Skipton, North Yorkshire
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To do that much damage, the brakes were never the issue. What a waste of someone's hard work and hard earned
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Tomm R
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Registered: 19th Dec 06
Location: Bredhurst, Kent
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I don't think i could jump out of something that cost me 2.5k and run off.
Grabbed a sub out of the boot and run away, fuck the sub! I'd try and grab something thats half decent, or put it out even if you are fighting a loosing battle.
However, everyone i know who has ended up with their car on fire seems to have grabbed their sub?
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jay.jay
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Registered: 28th Dec 10
Location: Gloucestershire
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Spose its the only thing that you could rip out without tools? Presume he didnt have it secured to the floor then
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Corsa_Sport21
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Registered: 13th Apr 08
Location: Leven, Fife. Drives : 205 GTi
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Just to clear things up on the brake situation.....they might be 256mm discs on the Gsi/Sport etc, but they aren't as thick, and the calipers are much smaller too.Big difference between the 2 esp with an XE fitted.Would have faded after not alot of heavy braking.
Old friend used to run XE brakes on his Corsa Turbo, they were fine for day to day use, but start to push on and they didn't last very long.
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Deano_19
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Registered: 6th Feb 10
Location: Stevenage
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Looks like its got bigger brakes to mee 
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AshWatson
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Registered: 18th Jun 10
Location: West Yorkshire
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quote:
Originally posted by Deano_19
Looks like its got bigger brakes to mee
^this plus people have said in here they knew the car and it had v6 brakes and driver was obviously driving far too fast for the conditions/roads
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scotty GTE
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Registered: 2nd Dec 09
Location: Oban Scotland
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Thats nuts i was getting offered this as a px on my astra coupe turbo just a few weeks ago. Had a really good spec list too. I'll dig out the copy i have of it
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Lynny
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Registered: 3rd Jan 03
Location: oop north! Where people talk properly
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To be fair, if the car is on fire, and you desperatly want to salvage something, you're going to take it from the opposite end of the fire aren't you?!
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bridgyuk
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Registered: 29th Mar 08
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Ya it is a shame see my m8s hard work go down the drain everythin on the car was always from vauxhall even has brand new inteior and had a good spec engine and was a lovely car.
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Archie
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Registered: 18th Dec 07
Location: South Ayrshire
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quote:
Originally posted by Corsa_Sport21
Just to clear things up on the brake situation.....they might be 256mm discs on the Gsi/Sport etc, but they aren't as thick, and the calipers are much smaller too.Big difference between the 2 esp with an XE fitted.Would have faded after not alot of heavy braking.
Old friend used to run XE brakes on his Corsa Turbo, they were fine for day to day use, but start to push on and they didn't last very long.
I always found the 1.6 brakes adequate on my XE, maybe just depends what you feel comfortable with.
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bubble
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Registered: 24th Jan 04
Location: Darwin, NT Australia.
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quote:
Originally posted by danny678uk
my mate built that car it had v6 brakes on, it went really well and was a nice example gutted to see it in that state
[Edited on 01-08-2011 by danny678uk]
[Edited on 01-08-2011 by danny678uk]
he built it after mine got destroyed. that is my old strut brace, vernier pulleys and the rocker cover theme was from old xe.
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Jake
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Registered: 24th Jan 05
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quote:
Originally posted by bubble
quote:
Originally posted by danny678uk
my mate built that car it had v6 brakes on, it went really well and was a nice example gutted to see it in that state
[Edited on 01-08-2011 by danny678uk]
[Edited on 01-08-2011 by danny678uk]
he built it after mine got destroyed. that is my old strut brace, vernier pulleys and the rocker cover theme was from old xe.
youre having a bubble
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fazza
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Registered: 7th Feb 08
Location: Plymouth
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Jonny.K
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Registered: 26th May 11
Location: Aberdeen City
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these pics make me smile...shame about the car but pretty funny at the same time wht a tit lol
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